Township government · Stearns County, MN

Avon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Avon Township took in $665 thousand and spent $662 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes71%Federal tax money20%State tax money8.0%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

20%

of Avon Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes71%

Property tax
70%$466 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
20%$135 thousand

State tax money8.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
8.0%$53 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%

What stands out

19%

of Avon Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$402 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$402 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Avon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Avon Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.